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and romney has not. the ground game differences are really striking here, and how much difference that makes them just to go to get voters enthusiastic and i suspect the final days that obama's going to be spending as much or more time getting his own voters enthusiastic as he is aiming at those independence. but the early voting has helped. and recover will be early voting in ohio friday, saturday, sunday. that's what the supreme court allowed big limited hours. but declined unanimously to review it. and after an appeals court said that the early voting should apply. the hours are limited but sunday voting is one that in the past has proved to be extraordinary for particularly african-american voters to go right after church. so there is a path for romney without ohio, but it's a long and winding path and then finally just one comment, as you watch these polls, it includes the real politics average which is a terrific thing to do, one of the things were seen in these final days is that in all these swin
and romney has not. the ground game differences are really striking here, and how much difference that makes them just to go to get voters enthusiastic and i suspect the final days that obama's going to be spending as much or more time getting his own voters enthusiastic as he is aiming at those independence. but the early voting has helped. and recover will be early voting in ohio friday, saturday, sunday. that's what the supreme court allowed big limited hours. but declined unanimously to...
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>> it's, there is no question in my mind that governor romney, if he were president romney would be using force but i think president romney would also be, i think rather more focused on what we call the war of ideas. you can call it a lot of other things as well, in terms of, trying to counter radicalization. the administration has done it but i have to say in a fairly halfhearted way. there have been some improvements recently standing up various activities at state but most of the emphasis has just been on killing individuals and hoping that you can destroy the al qaeda that existed on september 10th. first i don't think you can do that. but in any case the problem in some ways metastasized. you can see that in yemen, somalia, in other parts of the middle east. so i think these problems, they're extremely difficult. they're going to loom ahead and they have not been resolved by the obama administration. >> rich seems to be describing in the abstract a kind of series of decisions that have been made about afghanistan where they turned from counterinsurgency which might not be so success
>> it's, there is no question in my mind that governor romney, if he were president romney would be using force but i think president romney would also be, i think rather more focused on what we call the war of ideas. you can call it a lot of other things as well, in terms of, trying to counter radicalization. the administration has done it but i have to say in a fairly halfhearted way. there have been some improvements recently standing up various activities at state but most of the...
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[laughter] that governor romney is elected in november and a president romney takes office on january 20 of next year. would he in his impatience to get this process moving, cut off the negotiation and begin more seriously to consider a military option? >> while iran is an important issue and i have got to respond with a little bit of context. it was four years ago this month that in israel, senator obama gave an important speech about the middle east and identified iran as perhaps the most growing threat to international security in the middle east. we are more than three and a half years into the obama administration and irrefutably iran is much closer today than they were three and a half years ago, so whatever the strategies are, they have failed. and governor romney has made it clear that the nuclear iran is an enormous threat to the u.s. security, to our friends in the region, and needs to be addressed. >> and essentially unacceptable, is that right? >> unacceptable. he wholeheartedly and yesterday he -- consistent with the security council resolution of zero enrichment, a suspe
[laughter] that governor romney is elected in november and a president romney takes office on january 20 of next year. would he in his impatience to get this process moving, cut off the negotiation and begin more seriously to consider a military option? >> while iran is an important issue and i have got to respond with a little bit of context. it was four years ago this month that in israel, senator obama gave an important speech about the middle east and identified iran as perhaps the...
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because he had romney care and we're going to give that issue out if governor romney is the nominee. we cannot have someone who cannot talk about obamacare, nor can you summon it simply cannot connect the average ohio and in the average american. [applause] rick santorum is one of last. he's from pennsylvania, neighboring state who understands the issue of manufacturing, job creation in ohio. he understands what the state needs. i've watched that connection and i will predict in the fall when rick santorum is the nominee. we will bring back. we'll bring back those people we used to refer to as the reagan democrats. we will bring them back and they will go for rick santorum. it is in java land, it is my distinct honor is because this campaign in ohio to present to you, my dear friend, the next president of the united states, rick santorum. [cheers and applause] >> see you tomorrow night. [cheers and applause] thank you. how we doing? thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you very much. thank you. [inaudible conversations] well, thank you so much. are we going to win tomorrow quarks a
because he had romney care and we're going to give that issue out if governor romney is the nominee. we cannot have someone who cannot talk about obamacare, nor can you summon it simply cannot connect the average ohio and in the average american. [applause] rick santorum is one of last. he's from pennsylvania, neighboring state who understands the issue of manufacturing, job creation in ohio. he understands what the state needs. i've watched that connection and i will predict in the fall when...
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the first is mitt romney wins ohio. what does that tell you about what we can expect on tuesday november 6? >> i think a become president. i think the way to ohio gross will determine that. they have the longest streak of picking the correct winner. no republican has won the white house without ohio. john f. kennedy hasn't been able to win without ohio, so it's a pivotal state because it's probably the best barometer, the best political barometer in the country. on election night, rummy will have to do very well for early votes coming from the southwestern part of the state. we will see how both candidates to a central ohio, referred to as the spring as part of a swing state in moc to ground into to miss talking about, how good that was for president obama in the northeast part of the state and cleveland. typically republicans jump out of the lead early and then it's a question of whether democrats get out to vote and candidates began to comment whether they have enough strength to overturn that. it's going to be a sass
the first is mitt romney wins ohio. what does that tell you about what we can expect on tuesday november 6? >> i think a become president. i think the way to ohio gross will determine that. they have the longest streak of picking the correct winner. no republican has won the white house without ohio. john f. kennedy hasn't been able to win without ohio, so it's a pivotal state because it's probably the best barometer, the best political barometer in the country. on election night, rummy...
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the conversation running the romney campaign and the conversation running the romney transition is two different worlds. obama is more complicated a by don't have that many conversations but i honestly believe he's not that dissimilar and it's a very different conversation than the one you have with jack or whoever is really thinking through what obama would actually do in the november and december of this year and in the first six months of next year so i don't think it's impossible. i think maybe it's just the way we have to conduct ourselves which is to pick it extremely quickly and get about the business of governing. i don't buy the argument that partisanship is so bad you couldn't get the democratic votes for the republican budget or vice versa. there will be momentum to deal with the programs with a are reelected they would like more than 50% of the vote given the absence of the third party candidates that will be an unusual such a vision we haven't had a long time with a certain kind of mandate i think. but in any case, i think over the next five weeks i don't think. >> condra
the conversation running the romney campaign and the conversation running the romney transition is two different worlds. obama is more complicated a by don't have that many conversations but i honestly believe he's not that dissimilar and it's a very different conversation than the one you have with jack or whoever is really thinking through what obama would actually do in the november and december of this year and in the first six months of next year so i don't think it's impossible. i think...
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a stronger evangelical blue-collar presence for romney. then pulling the classic version is wider in virginia than any other place us in this year. and an enormous gap that really kind of some of the change in class nature. >> college-educated whites are much more favorable. >> non college whites. >> about the same. >> college whites going from 44 to 48. he's actually doing better. 44-32. an enormous gap. now, the democratic member, the high 20's, 29 as i recall. so right now obama has the edge because he has the aids nationally. a very represented state, and in the center race we are now seeing routinely as the average 85% are voting for the democratic senate candidate. 85 percent of the people voting for romney. we are moving into iraq was a parliamentary system. i think that by voters as well as by legislators and the way they behave. i think it is very likely whichever candidate wins the presidency of in virginia that party will win the senate race. >> tested the obvious to all one thing when you're looking at the affluent voters in no
a stronger evangelical blue-collar presence for romney. then pulling the classic version is wider in virginia than any other place us in this year. and an enormous gap that really kind of some of the change in class nature. >> college-educated whites are much more favorable. >> non college whites. >> about the same. >> college whites going from 44 to 48. he's actually doing better. 44-32. an enormous gap. now, the democratic member, the high 20's, 29 as i recall. so...
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i won't say much about mitt romney. i would love to be proven wrong, but on the basis of his public statements, his private comments which have become public and his choice of foreign policy advisers, i believe there's no chance he will become engaged in restarting a genuine peace process. obama is a different matter. he clearly wants a palestinian state. he was decisively rebuked in the first year and a half of his administration. he couldn't persuade israel to carry out a settlement freeze, much less withdraw from territory. could next year be different? i've fallen into the camp of those who now think the time for a two-state solution has probably passed. i believe israeli settlements on the west bank have precluded the possibility. there are too many settlers armed and intensely committed to remain there. it is not clear that any israeli government could remove them without risking a civil war. and though there are mild israeli polling majorities in favor of a two-state solution, there's no significant israeli const
i won't say much about mitt romney. i would love to be proven wrong, but on the basis of his public statements, his private comments which have become public and his choice of foreign policy advisers, i believe there's no chance he will become engaged in restarting a genuine peace process. obama is a different matter. he clearly wants a palestinian state. he was decisively rebuked in the first year and a half of his administration. he couldn't persuade israel to carry out a settlement freeze,...
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this is one of mitt romney's grandsons. as they pull out you can see he is shaking hands and talking with president obama. next call, comes from cleveland ohio. good morning. what did you think of last night's debate? >> caller: i thought the debate was interesting last night. but what i would like for people to understand that the role, i know there are people who are voting for mitt romney because they feel like his business experience is valuable but the role of business is not to number of employees, increase profit. profit is the role of business, not employees. the goal is to reduce employees and keep wages low. that experience that he brings is not going to be useful in terms of growing jobs. and also the government's role, you know, always talking about how the, you know, government does not create jobs. i would like to know why he is vying for a government job? i mean the presidency is part of the government. so that is oxymoron in itself. >> host: so, how closely have you been following this campaign? living in oh
this is one of mitt romney's grandsons. as they pull out you can see he is shaking hands and talking with president obama. next call, comes from cleveland ohio. good morning. what did you think of last night's debate? >> caller: i thought the debate was interesting last night. but what i would like for people to understand that the role, i know there are people who are voting for mitt romney because they feel like his business experience is valuable but the role of business is not to...
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i won't say much about mitt romney. i'd love to be proven wrong, but on the basis of the public statements, private comments that have become public, and choice of foreign policy advisers, there's no chance he will be engaged in starting a peace process. obama's a different matter. he wants a palestinian state. he was decisively rebuked in the first year and a half of the administration, couldn't persuade israel to carry out a settlement freeze, much less withdraw from territory. could next yeah be different? i fell into the camp of those who think the time for a two-state solution has probably passed. israeli settlements recolluded the possibility. there's settlers committed to staying there. it's not clear any israeli government could remove them without risking a civil war, and though there's mild israeli polling majorities in favor of a two-state solution, there's no significant israeli constituency for giving up sovereignty over east jerusalem, and the palestinian state without the capital is a non-starter. there's
i won't say much about mitt romney. i'd love to be proven wrong, but on the basis of the public statements, private comments that have become public, and choice of foreign policy advisers, there's no chance he will be engaged in starting a peace process. obama's a different matter. he wants a palestinian state. he was decisively rebuked in the first year and a half of the administration, couldn't persuade israel to carry out a settlement freeze, much less withdraw from territory. could next...
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romney's comments on the contract outrageously dishonest and pointed out that mitt romney owns freddie mac and fannie mae stock. again, all this on our web site at c-span.org. >>> now, a look -- >> only newt gingrich can beat obama. >> more people have been put on food stamp by barack obama than any president in history. [applause] >> if that makes liberals unhappy, i'm going to continue to find ways to help poor people learn how to get a job, learn how to get a better job and learn someday to own the job. [cheers and applause] >> i'm newt gingrich, and aapproved this message. >> while florida families lost everything in the housing crisis, newt gingrich cashed in. gingrich was paid over $1.6 million by the scandal-ridden agency that helped create is crisis. >> and i offer advice, and my advice as a historian -- >> an historian? really? sanctioned for ethics violations, gingrich resigned from congress in disgrace and then cashed in as a d.c. insider. if newt wins, this guy would be very happy. >> i'm mitt romney, and i approved this message. >> today the candidates are back on the camp
romney's comments on the contract outrageously dishonest and pointed out that mitt romney owns freddie mac and fannie mae stock. again, all this on our web site at c-span.org. >>> now, a look -- >> only newt gingrich can beat obama. >> more people have been put on food stamp by barack obama than any president in history. [applause] >> if that makes liberals unhappy, i'm going to continue to find ways to help poor people learn how to get a job, learn how to get a...
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this panel linwood remarks from campaign advisers to president obama and mitt romney and advice they gave to each candidate in the weeks leading up to the election. this is 25 minutes. >> my name is justin smith and i am the president of atlantic media company and i am delighted to welcome all of you to the fourth annual washington ideas from which is convened by the atlantic, the aspen institute and is the newseum. as many of you know the atlantic has been the business of journalism and ideas for a very long time. since 1857 to be exact. but it wasn't until nine years ago that we to get serious about creating the most interesting and ambitious forum for the discussion on politics and business and science and technology and the arts and it was thanks to the division of the accomplished author and journalist walter isaacson who's the ceo of the aspen institute who approached the owner of the of cleantech, david bradley, about partnering to create a new event called the has been ideas festival. in less than a decade, the house and ideas festival takes place every summer in the beautifu
this panel linwood remarks from campaign advisers to president obama and mitt romney and advice they gave to each candidate in the weeks leading up to the election. this is 25 minutes. >> my name is justin smith and i am the president of atlantic media company and i am delighted to welcome all of you to the fourth annual washington ideas from which is convened by the atlantic, the aspen institute and is the newseum. as many of you know the atlantic has been the business of journalism and...
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romney is not going to be tough. he has to close the loopholes that already exist to show he's tougher. how to co you pivot to asia when the forces go down. if you put to asia that way, what will be left of the middle east. how credible will you be with the iranians in anything you do has to be both credible and enforceable. right now our position on iran is neither. and let's look at syria. which has started basically a low level war with turkey that could get worse. [inaudible] our administration sits on the hands. it says, well, we don't really know who the good guys are in the free syrian amy and the other rebels. we can't do much about it. this is the same intelligence community that is are -- how close iran is going to be a bomb. if we don't know in a more open society which is what syria is right now. who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? how are we going know when iran is on the verge of having a bomb which is exactly what scares prime minister netanyahu. they are three weeks away, five weeks away,
romney is not going to be tough. he has to close the loopholes that already exist to show he's tougher. how to co you pivot to asia when the forces go down. if you put to asia that way, what will be left of the middle east. how credible will you be with the iranians in anything you do has to be both credible and enforceable. right now our position on iran is neither. and let's look at syria. which has started basically a low level war with turkey that could get worse. [inaudible] our...
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romney and mr. tisei are right the government, seniors and working women with young children are freeloaders and not paying their fair share in taxes and deserve to payless mr. tisei is somebody that interests you. would you support president obama if you believe what i do fighting for the middle class to get a fair shake is the right thing or do you support my vote to get 17 tax cuts to small-business as. can you believe in protecting medicare and seniors deserve the time and dignity that he support the laws to expand training and jobs and all the insurance companies accountable. to keep the dream of college open to all, then i'm your candidate. voters do have a choice this november. it's a vote for keeping this right-wing congress and power. the stronger middle class focusing on creating jobs and the quality treating for the people of this district not the interest of big oil. i hope i've earned your vote and by asking for the opportunity to serve again and thank you for the opportunity to serve t
romney and mr. tisei are right the government, seniors and working women with young children are freeloaders and not paying their fair share in taxes and deserve to payless mr. tisei is somebody that interests you. would you support president obama if you believe what i do fighting for the middle class to get a fair shake is the right thing or do you support my vote to get 17 tax cuts to small-business as. can you believe in protecting medicare and seniors deserve the time and dignity that he...
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romney is -- [inaudible] if romney becomes president. let me respond to young the question that was directly addressed to me. i think the question raised a important point. yes, you were absolutely right for decades the muslim brotherhood was the only game in town. and the muslim brotherhood, of course, it was not exactly welcomed by the egyptian government whether it was mubarak's open arms. it was harassed, suppressed, jailed, et. cetera. but it was there and so it has much deeper roots in egyptian society than the groups of sec that secularist, liberal intellectuals and et. cetera. and it is entirely possible that over time as the newly empowered islamist party come face to face with the reality of governing a country, that they will respond to that and various ways, and if they don't master the very real social and economic problems, the egyptian public may shift the views over time. so i am not saying that the current political configuration is letters of jade, you know, carved in to tablets of stone. not all. that can change. but a
romney is -- [inaudible] if romney becomes president. let me respond to young the question that was directly addressed to me. i think the question raised a important point. yes, you were absolutely right for decades the muslim brotherhood was the only game in town. and the muslim brotherhood, of course, it was not exactly welcomed by the egyptian government whether it was mubarak's open arms. it was harassed, suppressed, jailed, et. cetera. but it was there and so it has much deeper roots in...
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. >> governor romney is elected a review of the ways, what is the likely outcome? will the negate the waivers? will be issued his own conditions? >> the priority of taking office will get a comprehensive reauthorization of no child left behind which will render waivers a new issue. however, it is not clear that will happen, but you need to plan for the contingency that it doesn't. a couple things about the waivers that concern me. the first is the waiver process did not just grant flexibility to states but set forth a host of conditions that states needed to describe to these conditions were generated entirely within the executive branch and sorts of unprecedented act of authority. no question about the authority of the secretary of education to grant waivers from no child left behind. that is in the law itself. there are questions about whether the secretary of education can come of with his own set of conditions with no basis in the law whatsoever and require them to use problems in no child left behind and failure of the administration to get a reauthorization t
. >> governor romney is elected a review of the ways, what is the likely outcome? will the negate the waivers? will be issued his own conditions? >> the priority of taking office will get a comprehensive reauthorization of no child left behind which will render waivers a new issue. however, it is not clear that will happen, but you need to plan for the contingency that it doesn't. a couple things about the waivers that concern me. the first is the waiver process did not just grant...
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in this case, mitt romney just passed it by. the sentiments are so strong, you don't want to confront or engage that. he said when asked by reporters later to be true, of course not. the house republican budget. committee. is now preceding to do two things. to insist on lower overall discretionary spending, that was agreed to in the law that came at the end of that dreadful process of holding the debt ceiling hostage. so unilaterally they declared that a floor for cuts and not a ceiling. now as a way of avoiding a vote sequestration of the defense budget propose a really remarkable search of additional cutbacks, and means tested programs of one sort or another. i even saw the most lucid and analytic of reporters, david rogers, show his emotion in the course of writing about that. and of course we had yesterday, successful republican filibuster on senate democratic plan for setting extending a lower student loan rate and financing it in a particular way. that is no surprise. in the new york times, this is the 20 first successful
in this case, mitt romney just passed it by. the sentiments are so strong, you don't want to confront or engage that. he said when asked by reporters later to be true, of course not. the house republican budget. committee. is now preceding to do two things. to insist on lower overall discretionary spending, that was agreed to in the law that came at the end of that dreadful process of holding the debt ceiling hostage. so unilaterally they declared that a floor for cuts and not a ceiling. now as...
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ob'sumse inu'e discard -- i think of the hard to disqualy romney. first of all he is still an offense from the notion just because you're cau'oio sg ti sit 'selnt een, he led large organization. i think people think of him as good manager. i think romn is going to get over the threshold teyu d oampanru o isrut r ul htrtogat bin laden in the same way that obama did. and i don't think that really worked all that wealth when it sot of tabaout may n' vfc. rme hvlerit hi s,hio. number one, and incumbent has the air force one effect and romney just can't do that. tansesn gos conenyi ry e snglae moat himself as being a global figure with the authority of air force one ming national securitydcsins, tohaan anc agemtodw fu o aganta adding the nato summit in chicago recently. these things are goin to keep taking place over the course of the electi, andgenerally hy uranadag tcut. cr oin hmk reafs est n' t a might like, like economic crisis in europe. and, of course, the incumbent is then held resnsible for those things, ether not he had sot'ixag iith k eethp tp
ob'sumse inu'e discard -- i think of the hard to disqualy romney. first of all he is still an offense from the notion just because you're cau'oio sg ti sit 'selnt een, he led large organization. i think people think of him as good manager. i think romn is going to get over the threshold teyu d oampanru o isrut r ul htrtogat bin laden in the same way that obama did. and i don't think that really worked all that wealth when it sot of tabaout may n' vfc. rme hvlerit hi s,hio. number one, and...
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baldwin: the romney plan is $5 trillion. thompson: over ten years. thompson: 3.9 million is one year. baldwin: no, it's not. let's move on. why is the system rigged? we read stories all the time of fortunate 500 companies that some of the most profitable corporation of our time paying zero or next to zero in taxes. why is it rigged? because the -- [inaudible] the wealthy, have a legion of lobbyist putting in special loopholes and tax breaks. we know our tax code is loaded with them. [inaudible conversations] thompson: truth of the matter is you have been in congress for 13 years. you have done nothing in. you haven't put anything in to close one loophole. baldwin: i worked to expand the child tax credit and all of -- thompson: all the corporation taxes that you never put any legislation, congresswoman, you just said it. you don't want to come out and somehow say corporations are bad. guess what we have to close the loophole. i wasn't in congress. you were. i was back in wisconsin creating jobs. something you probably don't understands. >> moderator:
baldwin: the romney plan is $5 trillion. thompson: over ten years. thompson: 3.9 million is one year. baldwin: no, it's not. let's move on. why is the system rigged? we read stories all the time of fortunate 500 companies that some of the most profitable corporation of our time paying zero or next to zero in taxes. why is it rigged? because the -- [inaudible] the wealthy, have a legion of lobbyist putting in special loopholes and tax breaks. we know our tax code is loaded with them. [inaudible...
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mccain makes romney look -- i mean romney makes george bush and mccain looked at. i don't see anything at all that romney can run this country. i just don't see yet. it's scary to think if he gets in office. it's like geppetto and pinocchio with him and ryan. it's just like the boy can walk. it seems like he will start crying if he doesn't win the presidency. he can't buy. at least the president of the united states is trying the best he can. this is just a sideshow to me, i'm sorry. but i'm from north dakota and i know it's a red state and i'm embarrassed to be from nearby this tricky but your comment on the independent line to does that mean you voted both for democrats and republicans? >> caller: well, i voted for reagan. back when ronald reagan ran. ease the only republican i ever voted for, but, you know, bill clinton was a great president and i think obama is a great president. this mitt romney thing is just, it looks like a sideshow to me. then he's got all these guys running with him, telling women what to do with their bodies and stuff, and -- >> host: tha
mccain makes romney look -- i mean romney makes george bush and mccain looked at. i don't see anything at all that romney can run this country. i just don't see yet. it's scary to think if he gets in office. it's like geppetto and pinocchio with him and ryan. it's just like the boy can walk. it seems like he will start crying if he doesn't win the presidency. he can't buy. at least the president of the united states is trying the best he can. this is just a sideshow to me, i'm sorry. but i'm...
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>> there is no question that governor romney if he were president romney would be using force. .. but in any case, the problem has in some ways to metastasized. you can see that now in human and somalia, other parts of the middle east. so i think these problems, they are extremely difficult. they are going to loom ahead. they have not been resolved by the obama administration. >> well, this seems to be describing in the abstract a series of decisions that have been made about afghanistan would have turned from counterinsurgency which might not be, counter-terrorism. do you think -- that is the prudent, most practical course? >> what is so striking about afghanistan is precisely an example, how they presented with the difference between this administration and, for example, its predecessor. afghanistan was, as was widely observed, ignored in the main -- by the bush the administration. when we came and, central programs like, for example, the training of the afghan national police, training was understaffed by 50%. the president came to grips with it with great clarity and made a ca
>> there is no question that governor romney if he were president romney would be using force. .. but in any case, the problem has in some ways to metastasized. you can see that now in human and somalia, other parts of the middle east. so i think these problems, they are extremely difficult. they are going to loom ahead. they have not been resolved by the obama administration. >> well, this seems to be describing in the abstract a series of decisions that have been made about...
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romney didn't mention it. i think it's the first time for the office of president when we've been at war has not mentioned the ongoing war as part of this, you know, political speech to the american people. so it is very curious. but i think one of the reasons why it's not a bigger issue is that the president is articulated a clear plan. we have 49 other countries plus the afghans that have bought in to that plan. it we have the insurance pots at end in case there is some challenges sober associationed with the plan. and ultimately i think the american people want top see a transition and do want to see the end of decade of war and a end of a decade in tens of thousands of young americans being in harm's way. that coupled with the very successful campaign against al qaeda has significantly reduced the risk that afghanistan poses to our vital interest. i think americans understand where we are, and they're generally supportive of the president's policies in this regard. >> i'd like to just ask a second question
romney didn't mention it. i think it's the first time for the office of president when we've been at war has not mentioned the ongoing war as part of this, you know, political speech to the american people. so it is very curious. but i think one of the reasons why it's not a bigger issue is that the president is articulated a clear plan. we have 49 other countries plus the afghans that have bought in to that plan. it we have the insurance pots at end in case there is some challenges sober...
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romney, there are no guarantees, no warranty on any romney position. [laughter] but probably he would stick with it. but the point is, and i cannot think of a single policy action where obama has not done what was in israel's clear interest. >> the ajc survey found that on domestic matters jews remain where they have been for decades, as we have been discussing, firmly inside the democratic party's camp. you're frowning, i know. >> from i'm just resigned to it, you know? [laughter] >> is that -- >> as long as you don't resign from it, bill. we still want you. >> is that sustainable? if majority of jews favor democrats on reproductive choice, immigration, energy security, what can republicans offer to turn them in a different direction, bill? >> look, i mean, there's no -- this is not about talk and magic words. people aren't stupid. people have to make up their minds whether these policies work. has president obama advanced a responsible agenda? has he put his political capital on the line as president bush and senator mccain did in 2006 and 2007? it's
romney, there are no guarantees, no warranty on any romney position. [laughter] but probably he would stick with it. but the point is, and i cannot think of a single policy action where obama has not done what was in israel's clear interest. >> the ajc survey found that on domestic matters jews remain where they have been for decades, as we have been discussing, firmly inside the democratic party's camp. you're frowning, i know. >> from i'm just resigned to it, you know? [laughter]...
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romney fell by 3% from 44% to 41%. ron paul fell by three points down from 20% to 17%, and there were some folks who gained ground, namely rick santorum and jon huntsman who both gained four to five percentage points. what do you read from that movement. now, as we mentioned. you stopped polling on the 8th, so we've had a couple days since then, but what did you learn from some of those changes? >> guest: what's surprising to me is the mere fact in our polling, and i know your next guest has different numbers, but stated that the lead of mitt romney has not collapsed more. you know, when -- traditionally when folks come into new hampshire with large leads, that lead shrinks. we can give an example from 1980, one example of that in the previous guest chairman mcdonald gave, and reagan came into this state with a 49-point lead into the final lead of the new hampshire primary and it clamsed to 27. jimmy carter had a 29 point lead over kennedy, and that lead collapsed in the last week of the primary down to a 10-point lead
romney fell by 3% from 44% to 41%. ron paul fell by three points down from 20% to 17%, and there were some folks who gained ground, namely rick santorum and jon huntsman who both gained four to five percentage points. what do you read from that movement. now, as we mentioned. you stopped polling on the 8th, so we've had a couple days since then, but what did you learn from some of those changes? >> guest: what's surprising to me is the mere fact in our polling, and i know your next guest...
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i won't say much about mitt romney. i would love to be wrong, but on the basis of public statements, private statements that are now public, and choice in policy advisers, there's no chance he'll be engaged in starting a genuine peace process. obamaments a palestinian state. he was decisively rebuked in the first year and a half of the administration not persuading israel to have a settlement freeze many less withdrawal from the territory. could next year be different? i fall into the cap of a time of a two-state solution has passed. israel's settlements on the west bank precluded the possibility. there's too many settlers armed and committed to staying there and not clear they could remove them without risking civil war, and there's mild polling majorities in favor of a two-state solution, there's no significant israeli constituency for giving up sovereignty over east jerusalem and a palestinian state without jerusalem as a capital is a non-starter. there's one state between the mediterranean and jordan river, a state
i won't say much about mitt romney. i would love to be wrong, but on the basis of public statements, private statements that are now public, and choice in policy advisers, there's no chance he'll be engaged in starting a genuine peace process. obamaments a palestinian state. he was decisively rebuked in the first year and a half of the administration not persuading israel to have a settlement freeze many less withdrawal from the territory. could next year be different? i fall into the cap of a...
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romney is that mr. romney says he will consult the folks in uniform. which opens the door to the possibility that we are not going to pull out in 2014 if the situation doesn't warrant it. if the situation warrants it of course would pull out. why should we stay one extra day, why she would risk our kids lives one more minute if we can get out? but if our commander, if the general allen's of this world turn around and say, not yet, governor romney is not locked into pulling out. that is a huge difference. and if those boxes continue to be read, as you say, then maybe our generals are going to say we need a little more time. spent all right. let's see. this lady right here. >> i'm a political researcher. my question is for both speakers, but i referenced an opening remark by mr. dov zakheim saying you both agree on objectives, but differences how are we going to go about it. now, i totally think that really describe the situation very well. going back, thinking about the last two administrations, i think there are real agreements from both sides, republi
romney is that mr. romney says he will consult the folks in uniform. which opens the door to the possibility that we are not going to pull out in 2014 if the situation doesn't warrant it. if the situation warrants it of course would pull out. why should we stay one extra day, why she would risk our kids lives one more minute if we can get out? but if our commander, if the general allen's of this world turn around and say, not yet, governor romney is not locked into pulling out. that is a huge...
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at some of romney as well. and if you're one of those states, you're getting in the uk 10 years of campaigning. so that's where it is. these are polarizing packs. and unless somehow these things work in a different direction i think it will continue to polarize. i think the next congress will be more polarized. on a couple of the race and matheson is a wonderful representative from utah. well respected. he sitting in the wrong district in utah with ron at the top the ticket. i think the people in district, they like him fine, but they just want a republican. connie who lost her reelection, she says what's wrong is they just wanted democratic you vote with them a lot of the time but they like to personally, saw the same thing in rhode island senate race. but the second parliamentary elections to a great extent barring a broad candidate like kenny in massachusetts. >> great. want to turn to martin and they come back to you depression more on what you think will happen but let's turn to martin and the floor is you
at some of romney as well. and if you're one of those states, you're getting in the uk 10 years of campaigning. so that's where it is. these are polarizing packs. and unless somehow these things work in a different direction i think it will continue to polarize. i think the next congress will be more polarized. on a couple of the race and matheson is a wonderful representative from utah. well respected. he sitting in the wrong district in utah with ron at the top the ticket. i think the people...
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there's no question in my mind that governor romney if he were president romney would use force. i think president romney would also be i think rather more focused on what used to be called the war a -- the war of ideas. in terms of trying to counterradicalization. the administration has done it but i should say in a fairly halfhearted way. there's been some improvements recently in terms of standing up for his activities. but most of the emphasis has just been on killing individuals and hoping that you can destroy al qaeda that existed on september 10. and first i don't think you can do that, but in any case the problem hasn't so much metastasize. you can see that now in yemen and somalia, in other parts of the middle east. so i think these problems, they are extremely difficult. they are going to loom ahead and have not been resolved by the obama administration. >> which seems to be ascribing an abstract a series of events in afghanistan where they turn from counterinsurgency which might not be -- i mean, do you think rich, that that's the prudent most practical course? >> what
there's no question in my mind that governor romney if he were president romney would use force. i think president romney would also be i think rather more focused on what used to be called the war a -- the war of ideas. in terms of trying to counterradicalization. the administration has done it but i should say in a fairly halfhearted way. there's been some improvements recently in terms of standing up for his activities. but most of the emphasis has just been on killing individuals and hoping...
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so exactly what else would governor romney do? because i think this may be an important issue spent as they say, i'm glad you asked the question. let me start out by saying, the recent with russia has not worked terribly well. russia has very reluctant gone along with sanctions on event. they were the last holdout, and we water down the sanctions in order to satisfy the russians to get a deal. the european union has tougher sanctions than we do. and they just passed more this past week. we lag behind them. and impact the administration took its time approving sanctions that were initiated by the congress. but they were so determined to work through the united nations come made them so they did so yeah, we worked with the russians, now on syria combined with the other thing the russians are doing is people are not noticing is the of selling arms to iraq. you pull out of iraq superb, you don't negotiate an agreement, the president should been on the phone every day to that guy, maliki, and he didn't. night that nearly a shia dictato
so exactly what else would governor romney do? because i think this may be an important issue spent as they say, i'm glad you asked the question. let me start out by saying, the recent with russia has not worked terribly well. russia has very reluctant gone along with sanctions on event. they were the last holdout, and we water down the sanctions in order to satisfy the russians to get a deal. the european union has tougher sanctions than we do. and they just passed more this past week. we lag...
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this notion that romney would be a better friend of israel for now, as i said mommy talk about romney there are no guarantees. there is no warranty on any romney position but probably he would stick with it. the point is i cannot think of a single policy action for obama is not done what is in israel's clear interest. >> the ajc survey found that on domestic matters, jews remained where they have been for decades as we have been discussing. firmly inside the democratic party's cap. you are frowning, i know. i'm just resigned to it. speak you don't resign from it. we still want you. >> is that sustainable? if the majority of jews favored the democrats on reproductive choice and immigration, energy security, what can republicans offer to turn them in a different direction, bill? >> look, this is not about talk and imagined words. people aren't stupid and people have to work up their minds that these policies were. has he put his political capital on the line as president bush and senator mccain did in 2006 in 2007? it is labor that is now the barrier to responsible immigration reform. t
this notion that romney would be a better friend of israel for now, as i said mommy talk about romney there are no guarantees. there is no warranty on any romney position but probably he would stick with it. the point is i cannot think of a single policy action for obama is not done what is in israel's clear interest. >> the ajc survey found that on domestic matters, jews remained where they have been for decades as we have been discussing. firmly inside the democratic party's cap. you...
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romney. you never really know what's going to happen when someone makes off with a videotape of you especially when people get it into the edit room and you lose control over it. which is what happens every night with republicans and the news media. and as a demonstration of what i mean by that a short time ago mrc president brent brozell, big his rick blaine hum if i bogart jacket on tonight, was asked to videotape a message to mrc supporters about the value of mrc's extraordinary and superb internship program. it really is a great internship program. being the nice guy that he is, gruff exterior, he cooperated. little did know that he was being set up by his own interns. and this is what they have done. ♪ . >> hi, my name is brent brozell. i'm the founder and president of the media research center. at the mrc we recognize the importance of equiping young conservatives with the skills, tools and knowledge that they need to help shape and influence the conservative movement for decades to c
romney. you never really know what's going to happen when someone makes off with a videotape of you especially when people get it into the edit room and you lose control over it. which is what happens every night with republicans and the news media. and as a demonstration of what i mean by that a short time ago mrc president brent brozell, big his rick blaine hum if i bogart jacket on tonight, was asked to videotape a message to mrc supporters about the value of mrc's extraordinary and superb...
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other than mitt romney. mitt romney has come out in full support of me because he knows that once he's president with me as chairman of the finance committee where 60% of the spending is that we're going to reform this tax code, we're going to take care of entitlements, we're going to get rid of obamacare, and above all, we've got a real shot at passing a balanced budget constitutional amendment for the fist time. >> moderator: a rebuttal, mr. howell. howell: thank you. you know, senator, you can't ride on the coat tails of governor romney. you have to stand up for who you are. you have a record, and that's what we're talking about tonight. you know, you've been the ranking member on the finance committee. why haven't we solved these problems today? ladies and gentlemen, i believe firmly that we need businessmen who have had the experience of having a budget, being collaborative, solving a budget, making sure that we utilize everything we can. that's why it's time for a change. we need new ideas back there,
other than mitt romney. mitt romney has come out in full support of me because he knows that once he's president with me as chairman of the finance committee where 60% of the spending is that we're going to reform this tax code, we're going to take care of entitlements, we're going to get rid of obamacare, and above all, we've got a real shot at passing a balanced budget constitutional amendment for the fist time. >> moderator: a rebuttal, mr. howell. howell: thank you. you know, senator,...
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it's very important that governor romney raises the issue as well as president obama on how they put people back to work. i want 20 hear from both candidates as you do. i want to know what the plan is to put people back top work. >> host: a recent opinion piece from the grio, why presidential debate moderators should reflect the history. the vice presidential candidate there, joe biden, back running for vp, and we see a piece looking at the fact there's no people of color moderating the debates. how much do you interact with your audience? your relationship? your viewership, as you see what your colleagues are writing, as opinion pieces are generated, and as you report on things, how much are you listening to people to get a sense of what to write? >> guest: oh, it's critical. we engage on twitter and facebook 24/7 and retweet each other. i just ran a piece this morning, and i'll tweet it later. they tweet my stuff. we listen, hold chats. i hold chats every sat, sometimes on more inspirational topics, the author side, but e engage in politics, culture, and i want to hear from people,
it's very important that governor romney raises the issue as well as president obama on how they put people back to work. i want 20 hear from both candidates as you do. i want to know what the plan is to put people back top work. >> host: a recent opinion piece from the grio, why presidential debate moderators should reflect the history. the vice presidential candidate there, joe biden, back running for vp, and we see a piece looking at the fact there's no people of color moderating the...
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romney -- >> will not be music. noise. [laughter] >> if mr. romney becomes, becomes president. you know, but let me, you know, let me respond, you know, to the question that was directly addressed to me because i think that, i think that question raised, raised a very important point. yes, you are absolutely right, you know, for decades the muslim brotherhood was the only game in town, and the muslim brotherhood, of course, was not exactly welcomed by the egyptian government whether it was nasser's or sadat's or mubarak's with open arms, you know? it was harassed, suppressed, jailed, etc. but it was there. and so, so it has much deeper roots in egyptian society than the groups of secularists, liberal intellectuals, etc. and it is entirely possible that over time as the newly-empowered islamist parties come face to face with the realities of governing a country that they will respond to that in various ways, and if they don't master the very real social and economic problems, the egyptian public may shift, may shift its views over time. so i am not, you know, i am not saying tha
romney -- >> will not be music. noise. [laughter] >> if mr. romney becomes, becomes president. you know, but let me, you know, let me respond, you know, to the question that was directly addressed to me because i think that, i think that question raised, raised a very important point. yes, you are absolutely right, you know, for decades the muslim brotherhood was the only game in town, and the muslim brotherhood, of course, was not exactly welcomed by the egyptian government whether...
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later today mitt romney will be in reno, nevada nevada. he will speak before the national guard association and is expected to talk about defense policy we'll have live coverage of that, 2:15 eastern on our companion network c-span3. more road to the white house coverage later this afternoon, bill clinton on two-day in florida. he will be in miami at a campaign rally set to get underway at 4:30 eastern. also live on c-span3. >>> you saw the moment of silence at the white house. we take you now to the penalty gone sair ceremony. flight 77. president obama was there this morning as defense secretary leon panetta and chairman of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey. >> at this time, president barack obama accompanied by mrs. michelle obama, secretary leon panetta, and general martin dempsey, and mrs. didi dempsey will pay special tribute to the lives lost at the pentagon and on american airlines flight 77 on september 11th, 2001. by placing a wreath at the zero age line of the pentagon memorial. [playing of "taps"] [background noises] [ba
later today mitt romney will be in reno, nevada nevada. he will speak before the national guard association and is expected to talk about defense policy we'll have live coverage of that, 2:15 eastern on our companion network c-span3. more road to the white house coverage later this afternoon, bill clinton on two-day in florida. he will be in miami at a campaign rally set to get underway at 4:30 eastern. also live on c-span3. >>> you saw the moment of silence at the white house. we take...
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meanwhile, what is mitt romney did you? he's in this bizarre sort of middle place where there is no role for an opposition candidate. there's no sort of acceptance script in what a candidate is supposed to do when one of these big storms comes along. so whatever move he makes can look sort of still aqua. so there's a risk for both sides, and i think a benefit advantages obama, more than romney. simply because there's a defined role for an incumbent and not so much for a challenge of. >> host: and governor romney will be in florida today, holding three rallies there. go to c-span.org for our coverage of the. also vice president joe biden, we will show you governor romney in florida with the former governor of that state, jeb bush, and the vice president joe biden, he will be in florida as well. look for coverage today around 3 p.m. eastern time here on c-span, campaign rally in that state. also, reid wilson, flash forwarding to this friday when the jobs report comes out. could that be a game changer? could that be an october
meanwhile, what is mitt romney did you? he's in this bizarre sort of middle place where there is no role for an opposition candidate. there's no sort of acceptance script in what a candidate is supposed to do when one of these big storms comes along. so whatever move he makes can look sort of still aqua. so there's a risk for both sides, and i think a benefit advantages obama, more than romney. simply because there's a defined role for an incumbent and not so much for a challenge of. >>...
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romney is that mr. romney says he will consult the folks in uniform, which opens the door to the possibility that we are not going to pullout in 2014 if the situation does not warrant it. and if the situation warrants it of course we will pull out. why should we stay one extra day? why should we risk our kids lives one more minute if we can get our? but if our commanders, the general allen's of this world turn around and say, not yet, governor romney is not locked into pulling out. that is a huge difference, and if those boxes continue to be read, as you say then maybe our generals are going to say you need a little more time. >> all right, let's see. right here. >> i am a political researcher. my question is for both speakers but the opening remark by mr. zakheim saying that you both agree on the objective but the difference is how are we going to go about its? i totally think that describes the situation very well because going back, i mean thinking about the last administration, i think the real agre
romney is that mr. romney says he will consult the folks in uniform, which opens the door to the possibility that we are not going to pullout in 2014 if the situation does not warrant it. and if the situation warrants it of course we will pull out. why should we stay one extra day? why should we risk our kids lives one more minute if we can get our? but if our commanders, the general allen's of this world turn around and say, not yet, governor romney is not locked into pulling out. that is a...
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last wednesday night, i thought governor romney did a great job. [cheers and applause] it was clear to me he worked hard during the practice rounds to make sure he was on the ball. when the president, you know, had some inaccuracies -- [laughter] governor romney pointed them out respectfully and politely and lay facts out in front of the american people. the other thing is if you watched the debate closely, is romney came back to the economy, come back to the economy, and back to the economy. why? because the american people vote with their wallets. this is an election about getting our economy going again and getting the american people back to work. mitt romney's created hundreds of thousands of jobs and understands how to create jobs and also understands what big government can do to destroy jobs in the country. having him out there with his plan and talking about his plan and staying focused on the plan is exactly what needs to happen. as i like to say, he made the sale the other night, and he made the sale in a big way. [cheers and applause] y
last wednesday night, i thought governor romney did a great job. [cheers and applause] it was clear to me he worked hard during the practice rounds to make sure he was on the ball. when the president, you know, had some inaccuracies -- [laughter] governor romney pointed them out respectfully and politely and lay facts out in front of the american people. the other thing is if you watched the debate closely, is romney came back to the economy, come back to the economy, and back to the economy....
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not much going on for romney. wisconsin is a state where if they were going to crack the midwest code given what was happening with ohio they thought they could do it in wisconsin. the problem is twofold. if you look at the level of demographic change in wisconsin it is quite startling according to the population survey data. 3 point increase in share of minority voters and college graduates and 7 point decline among white on college voters eligible voters. these are huge changes that go exactly against what is in the interests of the romney team. maybe they thought if they nominated paul ryan they could take advantage of what they believed to be massive culturally conservative white working-class voter but doesn't seem to be happening. they are making some progress among white working-class voters according to the pole and some progress among college graduates but nowhere close to what is needed to take the state. they are not able to master the state in the face of demographic change and demographic patterns. fl
not much going on for romney. wisconsin is a state where if they were going to crack the midwest code given what was happening with ohio they thought they could do it in wisconsin. the problem is twofold. if you look at the level of demographic change in wisconsin it is quite startling according to the population survey data. 3 point increase in share of minority voters and college graduates and 7 point decline among white on college voters eligible voters. these are huge changes that go...
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when paul ryan boasting about mitt romney needs to speak more about himself, mitt romney doesn't do that because he is humble. in his church, which is my church, it doesn't matter if you're a schoolteacher, bishop our mitt romney with his money, you're treated the same way and you treat people with humility. and that's what democrats can't take. and the other thing is, you never have romney on life. you always have biden, yet the president as you bill clinton online. the other day when he was on live bill clinton made a joke about my church, and i me, the mormons have never put anybody's religion down. tried to find it. you will never find it in history. and i didn't appreciate bill clinton got, you know, paul, i'm the president obama is now more like bill clinton on economics, oh, my gosh, but i'll tell you, president clinton to want hillary to win so much in 2016, to put down my religion and make a joke about it, i think i'm sorry. if he thinks anybody republicans are going to vote for hillary this, and the 2016, give it up, mr. clinton. >> host: thanks for your call. connecticut, demo
when paul ryan boasting about mitt romney needs to speak more about himself, mitt romney doesn't do that because he is humble. in his church, which is my church, it doesn't matter if you're a schoolteacher, bishop our mitt romney with his money, you're treated the same way and you treat people with humility. and that's what democrats can't take. and the other thing is, you never have romney on life. you always have biden, yet the president as you bill clinton online. the other day when he was...
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it was mitt romney's father, governor george romney who set the standard for income tax return disclosure by presidential candidate when he disclosed 12 years -- five years of income tax returns. now we have met romney saying he will disclose one year, maybe two. and the smith noted political analysts said can you did have to pick two years after he denounced president. what is important is to know more. and i'll just set the standard. first, mitt romney has failed to disclose economic and financial information of a personal nature at a level that we have not seen an 36 years presidential campaigns. he is the most secretive candidate for president in modern history. secondly, if republican senators held mitt romney to the same standard of disclosure that they required of obama nominees who appear before the senate, he would fail. he wouldn't even come up for it though. he refuses to provide even the most basic information about his own income and wealth in the years before he decided to run again for president of the united states. why? what is it in his tax returns that are so scary to m
it was mitt romney's father, governor george romney who set the standard for income tax return disclosure by presidential candidate when he disclosed 12 years -- five years of income tax returns. now we have met romney saying he will disclose one year, maybe two. and the smith noted political analysts said can you did have to pick two years after he denounced president. what is important is to know more. and i'll just set the standard. first, mitt romney has failed to disclose economic and...
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also he didn't call me at romney several times during the debate if romney had been saying one thing during the 22 republican primary debates, he turns ira and when about 180 degrees and jim lehrer did so governor romney, this is a new position. this doesn't match with what you've been saying. explained as a. the role of the moderate is to get out of the way and allow the candidates to have a conversation. but if they're too long winded or if they're being disingenuous in their answers, or if you're avoiding the question, the role of the moderators to police the debate and make sure they are the moderator, not allowed obama or romney to moderate. so anyway you look at i think it was a tarnished mark on jim lehrer's otherwise wonderful legacy. i don't think ms. raddatz will do that. she's good foreign policy reporter, same with mr. schieffer, cbs and can decode from seeming. they're all hard-nosed. i think that there was probably with embarrassment as i did, as you did. i think you hold of these candidates to answer the questions. and if there's an inconsistency as often times always
also he didn't call me at romney several times during the debate if romney had been saying one thing during the 22 republican primary debates, he turns ira and when about 180 degrees and jim lehrer did so governor romney, this is a new position. this doesn't match with what you've been saying. explained as a. the role of the moderate is to get out of the way and allow the candidates to have a conversation. but if they're too long winded or if they're being disingenuous in their answers, or if...
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newt gingrich ran a campaign against mitt romney about mitt romney's register on pain capital and how he made his money. and newt gingrich solved it. not only newt gingrich, but with the help of one of the super packs, funded by not a nice man. >> speak for yourself. innocuous and nice man to mitt romney as you all may recall. was the mayor like an added the beginning about bain capital that they put on the internet? the point is newt gingrich and some of the republican attack mitt romney on his record as being. it was an important part of the story to talk about how mitt romney had made his money, was an important table setting. it's not that anyone has anything against mitt romney for being rich, but we all make our choices in terms of how we make money. and so, this is one of the, probably the most powerful add that i think we've done. other consultants had taught about his conversation is very powerful. so check this out and we'll talk about it. >> not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three ships were told to assemble into our house a group of people walked out on tha
newt gingrich ran a campaign against mitt romney about mitt romney's register on pain capital and how he made his money. and newt gingrich solved it. not only newt gingrich, but with the help of one of the super packs, funded by not a nice man. >> speak for yourself. innocuous and nice man to mitt romney as you all may recall. was the mayor like an added the beginning about bain capital that they put on the internet? the point is newt gingrich and some of the republican attack mitt romney...
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barack obama is more for working people than mitt romney. mitt romney is for the very rich. he doesn't identify with them. he doesn't understand what we go through every day. he doesn't understand the decisions we have to make. he doesn't understand it's tough to send kids to school. you shouldn't be slashing aid to colleges or pell grants or things of those sorts are you should be increasing them for the good of the country. >> i'm sean higgins. president trumka, i was curious exactly how much money, if you know, was spent in the wisconsin recall election? >> with what? >> wisconsin election? >> probably less than 500,000. >> do you believe it was all well spent? >> do i? absolutely. we took back control of the senate so that he can't, scott walker can do some other nonsensical foolish things that he tried to do. he can't continue to make war on his employees. now he's going to have to try to create jobs because we're going to jobs proposals put up in front of him your key will be to support them or he won't support them spent i want it as you, could the president have help
barack obama is more for working people than mitt romney. mitt romney is for the very rich. he doesn't identify with them. he doesn't understand what we go through every day. he doesn't understand the decisions we have to make. he doesn't understand it's tough to send kids to school. you shouldn't be slashing aid to colleges or pell grants or things of those sorts are you should be increasing them for the good of the country. >> i'm sean higgins. president trumka, i was curious exactly...
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romney had no plans. he was just offering the opposite of what the president was presenting to the american people. have no plan for anything. i don't know how anybody in his position could get as far as he did with nothing to offer the american people. the other thing -- i just don't understand how with the american people would think to even consider him as the presidential candidate. he had absolutely nothing to offer. everything he offered was nonexistent or i will just do the president isn't doing. >> host: but the ask you, you sound like you're passionately supportive of the president. >> caller: i'm passionate for the country. i don't care who obama our romney is. i want somebody that will help the american people to progress. i want to see america -- >> host: you want compromise? >> caller: i want compromise, yes. but i'm going to tell you this, and make no mistake about it, we have people in this country that have completely destroyed rather than try to compromise and try to bring the government
romney had no plans. he was just offering the opposite of what the president was presenting to the american people. have no plan for anything. i don't know how anybody in his position could get as far as he did with nothing to offer the american people. the other thing -- i just don't understand how with the american people would think to even consider him as the presidential candidate. he had absolutely nothing to offer. everything he offered was nonexistent or i will just do the president...
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governor romney knows this. he knows his plan isn't any different than the policies which led to the great recession so in the final weeks of his election, he is counting on you to forget what he stands for. he is hoping that u2 will come down with a case of what we like to call romney should. [applause] here's hoping you won't remember his economic plan is more likely to create jobs in china than here in the united states because he has moved profits and jobs overseas. he is hoping you your number he wants to give millionaires and billionaires at 250,000-dollar tax cut because the only way he can pay for it is by raising the deficit or by raising your taxes. he is hoping you will come down with a severe case of romnesia just before you cast your ballot. that denver i want you to know this. if you feel any symptoms coming on, you start feeling oh i have a -- i have headaches, and my eyes are getting blurry, it might be romnesia but don't worry, obamacare covers preexisting conditions. [cheers and applause] we ca
governor romney knows this. he knows his plan isn't any different than the policies which led to the great recession so in the final weeks of his election, he is counting on you to forget what he stands for. he is hoping that u2 will come down with a case of what we like to call romney should. [applause] here's hoping you won't remember his economic plan is more likely to create jobs in china than here in the united states because he has moved profits and jobs overseas. he is hoping you your...
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hand, romney won't even shake the man's hand. i think that's very disrespectful. >> every debate that goes on becomes more and more caricatured. we cannot get to specifics. we seem to be approached more and more from trying to one up the other candidate. tonight was disappointing to me. >> i noticed that both of the candidates, but romney in particular, seemed to be dodging a lot of questions by talking about what the questions may focus was on, say, on gun restrictions, but not actually answering the full question. >> president obama just completely embarrassed the presidency. i can't believe he's the president of the united states with his body language, demeanor, and ability to answer the questions. can't even look mitt romney in the eye when asked direct questions. >> the president, this time, did, in my opinion, act more of a president. when it was out of hand, although he did, himself, get out of hand at times, i think he did it in more of a leadership role. >> i think the moderator in this debate did better than the modera
hand, romney won't even shake the man's hand. i think that's very disrespectful. >> every debate that goes on becomes more and more caricatured. we cannot get to specifics. we seem to be approached more and more from trying to one up the other candidate. tonight was disappointing to me. >> i noticed that both of the candidates, but romney in particular, seemed to be dodging a lot of questions by talking about what the questions may focus was on, say, on gun restrictions, but not...
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the president is for, romney is. what this territorial mean? it means you tax things within the territory. traceable to the plan english. no jordan. let's think about this. we have after japan the highest corporate tax burden in the world. so, if we apply a territorial standard and don't cut revenue collection we have just put on the highest corporate tax burden on things we do inside of america. not exactly a job creator. a very simple. when i hear the word territorial they don't know what they are talking about on the job creation. the right word you should hear from them, but you don't, is bordered adjustable. border adjustable means when the goods hit the water coming in, they are subject to an adjustment above levels the playing field and when the goods go out if they are subject to a border adjustment on the tax rebate that levels the playing field. example, in a bmw the of support, the company gets a 17% the value rebate. it hits no tariff when it hits america. when we ship a cadillac to germany, it has a 17% tax imposed upon it. from ge
the president is for, romney is. what this territorial mean? it means you tax things within the territory. traceable to the plan english. no jordan. let's think about this. we have after japan the highest corporate tax burden in the world. so, if we apply a territorial standard and don't cut revenue collection we have just put on the highest corporate tax burden on things we do inside of america. not exactly a job creator. a very simple. when i hear the word territorial they don't know what...
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and when you look at the obama strategy and the romney strategy, made romney actually won independence and suburban voters a narrow margin, but still on them. on tuesday night. and that was what his strategy was. he wanted to focus on that but it showed there were purely more types of people that the obama campaign was targeting. another really interesting element what you think about the money, all the money that was spent on not just the presidential race by the senate contest and house contests, we can evaluate whether it was effective or not. i liked using the example of virginia where you at $51.5 million of outside spending in the senate contest compared to 30 million for the two candidates for the parties combined. the campaign was able to win. the majority of that was republican spending. but it was pretty evenly spit. so the question is, is effective? are people just looking at saturation? or you can't match organization on the ground. that's one element. or is it possible that the president is a republican outside groups were trying to tie the campaign to pretty effectively,
and when you look at the obama strategy and the romney strategy, made romney actually won independence and suburban voters a narrow margin, but still on them. on tuesday night. and that was what his strategy was. he wanted to focus on that but it showed there were purely more types of people that the obama campaign was targeting. another really interesting element what you think about the money, all the money that was spent on not just the presidential race by the senate contest and house...
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and mitt romney can certainly afford to pay a little more. [cheers and applause] and, and the reason i want to do it is because, when you give tax breaks to middle-class there was, what do they do? what you do when you have a little more money in your pocket? you spend it. so maybe trade in the old 10 year old car. maybe you buy a computer for your kid. and that means business has more customers, which means companies have more profits, which means that they hire more people. and then the whole economy gets stronger. we don't build the economy from the top down. we built from the bottom up, from the middle out. that's what we are fighting for. [cheers and applause] now, i've got to say in fairness -- >> we love you. >> i love you back. [cheers and applause] that's why i want to make sure you've got a good deficit reduction plan. [laughter] look, my opponents, they've got a plan, too. the problem is, like bill clinton said, there is no arithmetic in it. somehow they think that they can spend trillions of dollars more on tax cuts for the wealth
and mitt romney can certainly afford to pay a little more. [cheers and applause] and, and the reason i want to do it is because, when you give tax breaks to middle-class there was, what do they do? what you do when you have a little more money in your pocket? you spend it. so maybe trade in the old 10 year old car. maybe you buy a computer for your kid. and that means business has more customers, which means companies have more profits, which means that they hire more people. and then the whole...